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the rwanda genocide. now, that office dealt more with the united nations than with africa, even though the united nations was dealing with the issue. at the time, it was a working level staff position. her first in government. ambassador rice could make announcements, but wouldn't be involved in making such an important decision about getting involved militarily in rwanda and president clinton said he made the decision. it was the greatest mistake of his presidency. and susan rice traveled to rwanda shortly after the genocide and said seeing the horrors of rwanda, the ground littered with hundreds of thousands of bodies is what actually made her passionate about the issue of preventing genocide in the future. she realized this was a wrong decision of the administration. she returned when she became u.n. ambassador, spoke about that experience and there's also a quote from her in the book reference by rabbi shmuley in which she swore that if she ever faced a crisis like that again, she would argue for dram
the rwanda genocide. now, that office dealt more with the united nations than with africa, even though the united nations was dealing with the issue. at the time, it was a working level staff position. her first in government. ambassador rice could make announcements, but wouldn't be involved in making such an important decision about getting involved militarily in rwanda and president clinton said he made the decision. it was the greatest mistake of his presidency. and susan rice traveled to...
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at the same time, he was very involved in the rwanda affair, he travelled to rwanda. and -- but at the same time, soledad, he's also a politician, he just lost a congress ap campaign. a republican campaign. and the republicans as you know, are piling on to their concerns about rice related to the benghazi issue. i might note that neither rah by schmooley as a citizen raised this during susan rice's campaign to the u.s. ambassador to the u.s. >> thanks elise. appreciate it. >>> out front tonight, john boehner offers up his own plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. the president responds and a new heir to the british thrown is on the way. an unusual condition is keeping the duchess of cambridge in the hospital. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell
at the same time, he was very involved in the rwanda affair, he travelled to rwanda. and -- but at the same time, soledad, he's also a politician, he just lost a congress ap campaign. a republican campaign. and the republicans as you know, are piling on to their concerns about rice related to the benghazi issue. i might note that neither rah by schmooley as a citizen raised this during susan rice's campaign to the u.s. ambassador to the u.s. >> thanks elise. appreciate it. >>>...
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greatest regret as far as being a president on a policy issue is that he failed to do anything as far as rwanda and the generocide that goes on. >> he blames himself. >> he knew what was going on. he made that decision not to intervene and 800,000 or so people were slaughtered as a result of that. i went with him to those countries in 1998. susan rice was with me on that trip as well as assistant secretary for african affairs. he blames himself. >> to retroactively turn that on susan rice is ridiculous. >> that's a former situation that obviously the former president of the united states knows very, very well. piers morgan will have the full interview tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. i think you're going to want to watch this important interview. piers is going to join us in our 6:00 p.m. eastern hour as well. >>> both egyptians that despise the government are venting on the streets. like a lot of things, trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cr
greatest regret as far as being a president on a policy issue is that he failed to do anything as far as rwanda and the generocide that goes on. >> he blames himself. >> he knew what was going on. he made that decision not to intervene and 800,000 or so people were slaughtered as a result of that. i went with him to those countries in 1998. susan rice was with me on that trip as well as assistant secretary for african affairs. he blames himself. >> to retroactively turn that...
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rwanda had nearly 30,000 people killed in 1994. i'm not saying we reach that point, but there are a few wars around the world that had casualties to that magnitude that we haven't always gotten involved in. and somalia has bigger wars than that. syria might have to get a little worse before the american public, or just as importantly, the turkish public, or many arab countries' public get involved. >> you aren't the only one that said it has to get worse before it gets better. thank you. >> thank you. >>> we have the latest on the death of whitney houston and a tribute from legendary singer aretha franklin coming up in 60 seconds. stay with me. >>> well, funeral arrangements for whitney houston, they're now officially set. here's what we know. the service will be held in just a couple days here on saturday. houston's body is now home, arriving in that gold hearse at a newark, new jersey funeral home. the location of the funeral very significant. it's going to be held at new hope baptist church, the very place she learned to perform
rwanda had nearly 30,000 people killed in 1994. i'm not saying we reach that point, but there are a few wars around the world that had casualties to that magnitude that we haven't always gotten involved in. and somalia has bigger wars than that. syria might have to get a little worse before the american public, or just as importantly, the turkish public, or many arab countries' public get involved. >> you aren't the only one that said it has to get worse before it gets better. thank you....
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and talked about the situation in rwanda. it was amazing the number he gave. he was sharing his regret which i know he spoke to you about as well. when you look at nearly 1 million that died here, he said with 10,000 american troops, he thinks he could have saved a third of the lives. 10,000 american troops. and it clearly seems that small investment to save so many lives is something has haunts him. i have to say, it was something that truly stirs you. 250,000 people are there. their bones mixed together in the cement. we spent time there today and also the hotel from hotel rwanda, we spent time there as well, and went to a village where a young man is going to be going to the olympics. he lost six of his brothers. all six of his brothers to the genocide. he remembers it. he was seven years old at the time, is going to the olympics in london. and we talked to the president about all things election as well. we have a special show top of the hour. see you in a few minutes. >> thanks so much, erin, for doing this. looking forward to your show at the top of the
and talked about the situation in rwanda. it was amazing the number he gave. he was sharing his regret which i know he spoke to you about as well. when you look at nearly 1 million that died here, he said with 10,000 american troops, he thinks he could have saved a third of the lives. 10,000 american troops. and it clearly seems that small investment to save so many lives is something has haunts him. i have to say, it was something that truly stirs you. 250,000 people are there. their bones...
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sit here and say this but for ten years we watched genocide in darfur, did we do anything about it, rwanda, did we do anything about it, no. perhaps because it was africa. but the fact of the matter, the fact is, the united states could involve itself around the world in genocide, everybody worries about it but you'll feel differently when the first u.s. troops go down and ask ourselves is it worth getting involved in another country. >> i understand russia and china are allies but think about that, we can't put public pressure on? >> russia has had a decades-long alliance with syria. they're not going to give that up. >> they're doing the -- >> what is romney going to do? specifically. somebody ask him the question, specifically, what are you going to do? martha: bob -- >> bob, more public pressure, we know there is risk with arming the rebels. that is not what romney is saying to do. martha: we're on the brink of the fourth u.n. discussion, basically, and they have been completely ineffective in doing anything in this situation. >> is that something new to anybody? >> martha: precisely.
sit here and say this but for ten years we watched genocide in darfur, did we do anything about it, rwanda, did we do anything about it, no. perhaps because it was africa. but the fact of the matter, the fact is, the united states could involve itself around the world in genocide, everybody worries about it but you'll feel differently when the first u.s. troops go down and ask ourselves is it worth getting involved in another country. >> i understand russia and china are allies but think...
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some of the worst problems of the region region -- poverty, obviously, disease, war, troops that left rwanda after the genocide were living in the jungles of goma. people were being preyed upon and killed, raped, mutilated. and then on top of all that in goma sits a volcano which erupts with some frequency so as you walk through the streets and into the refugee camps you find this dried crystalline lava that is almost like broken glass, people walking on it, living on it, trying to make a life in little holes dug out in the lava. it's something you'll never forget, and i have never forgotten. i went there, of course, taking a look at some of our important programs that we deal with, the most important, of course, trying to bring peace to the region. one of the most serious issues in the democratic republic of congo is the fact that in these eastern reaches there are precious minerals which are critical for the development of new technology. we carry in our cell phones minerals which are found more frequently in that part of africa than in most places in the world. and because there's little
some of the worst problems of the region region -- poverty, obviously, disease, war, troops that left rwanda after the genocide were living in the jungles of goma. people were being preyed upon and killed, raped, mutilated. and then on top of all that in goma sits a volcano which erupts with some frequency so as you walk through the streets and into the refugee camps you find this dried crystalline lava that is almost like broken glass, people walking on it, living on it, trying to make a life...
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it's outside of rwanda, angola. the government had to build this to solve its housing shortage, but very few can actually afford to live there. cnn's dave mckenzie takes us inside a high-rise ghosttown. ♪ >> this is the promise of a new angola. the government propaganda video shows the scale of the new city. ♪ the chinese got. it's quite extraordinary. some five years ago there was absolutely nothing here. just bush. in that time they have schools and medical centers, kindergartens and tens of thousands of apartments. built using angola's oil credit lines with china. the final touches are still being made. but there are highways without cars. schools with no pupils. it feels like a ghosttown. we eventually found someone who had bought a flat. >> so you live in this apartment building? which -- where is your apartment? on the seventh floor. wow. and this building, is it completely filled? >> no, no. >> translator: no. we have through residents in this building. three apartments occupied. >> reporter: is it strang
it's outside of rwanda, angola. the government had to build this to solve its housing shortage, but very few can actually afford to live there. cnn's dave mckenzie takes us inside a high-rise ghosttown. ♪ >> this is the promise of a new angola. the government propaganda video shows the scale of the new city. ♪ the chinese got. it's quite extraordinary. some five years ago there was absolutely nothing here. just bush. in that time they have schools and medical centers, kindergartens...
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of international peacekeeping and the international security council and it was during the time of rwanda and she famously said she would rather burn her own career down rather than making the mistake of not intervening in genocide again. she's credited with sort of pushing the obama administration into going into libya and has also pushed hard to get into syria as well. >> you write something in your piece i know i hasn't heard about. she famously flipped richard holbrooke the bird in a meeting years ago and is known to have sharp elbows. reading she might -- one of her favorite words is a word i cannot repeat on television. she seems tough. that could be a good thing, jay, especially in politics, but you say in diplomacy not so much, why? >> diplomacy is saying polite things in front of the public. when you go on cameras and on television as she did on the sunday shows after the benghazi attacks, the less you say, the better. it is about saying the really harsh things behind the scenes but then in the front of the cameras, not so much. it is the opposite of politics. politics you say th
of international peacekeeping and the international security council and it was during the time of rwanda and she famously said she would rather burn her own career down rather than making the mistake of not intervening in genocide again. she's credited with sort of pushing the obama administration into going into libya and has also pushed hard to get into syria as well. >> you write something in your piece i know i hasn't heard about. she famously flipped richard holbrooke the bird in a...
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perhaps in the way that president jimmy carter summed up the situation when we ignored the genocide in rwanda. they're poor. they're black. and they don't have any oil. that is essentially what the problem is. the world has been able to look away. you know, news broadcasts have come out of there, there is no shortage of the pictures. but it is an almost intractable problem in that you have private armies in some areas, all competing. it is really about the resources. this is ironically one of the richest countries on the planet today. it has gold. it has colton used in cell phones. it has tin. it has copper. it has timber. it has huge agricultural resources but can't be harnessed because what isn't being stolen by soldiers, business men and wo warlords, is being stolen by government officials. they don't have roads, they don't have education, virtually no health care. >> will the u.s. get involved here? >> i don't think so. it already has the largest u.n. peacekeeping operation anywhere in the world today. and it is simply not being effective. rightly so. they didn't get involved in a fire fi
perhaps in the way that president jimmy carter summed up the situation when we ignored the genocide in rwanda. they're poor. they're black. and they don't have any oil. that is essentially what the problem is. the world has been able to look away. you know, news broadcasts have come out of there, there is no shortage of the pictures. but it is an almost intractable problem in that you have private armies in some areas, all competing. it is really about the resources. this is ironically one of...
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if you remember there was some criticism of how she handled the rwanda genocide. some sanctions on iran and north korea on syria, it's been a bit of a slog. now obviously there are going to be a lot of questions about benghazi. she's seen, wolf, as one of the president's closest advisors, maybe seen as a little bit too loyal to the president and not independent enough. and her advisors say there could be a little bit of the senate trying to get their man in, john kerry. you've seen some republican senators, senator mccain, today senator collins saying john kerry would be an excellent choice and easily confirmed. >> they would like to confirm their own members. some critics have talked about her personality that shoost too abrasive, too tough, what do you think? >> well, she does have sharp elbows. she is considered someone in washington to be blunt. she's had notorious spats with hillary clinton, richard holbrook when he was ambassador to the united nations. and she also had tough criticism for hillary clinton, inflammatory language for john mccain running against
if you remember there was some criticism of how she handled the rwanda genocide. some sanctions on iran and north korea on syria, it's been a bit of a slog. now obviously there are going to be a lot of questions about benghazi. she's seen, wolf, as one of the president's closest advisors, maybe seen as a little bit too loyal to the president and not independent enough. and her advisors say there could be a little bit of the senate trying to get their man in, john kerry. you've seen some...
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jeff, you mentioned rwanda. it raised very heavy and president clinton's and my soul. we didn't have the information that came out later. so, i think part of the issue is what environment are they in? what decisions are they making? the bottom line is you hope leaders will make moral decisions. what a difference it would have made if churchill was in office instead of chamberlain. it's a combination of judgment and having the information available and who is around you. >> it's an incredible book. >> it is. >> thank you very much for coming in and sharing the story with us. the book is "prague winter." thank you very much. it's great to see you again. >> wonderful to see all of you. >> come back. >> i will. >> have you read it, yet? >> it is on my bed stand. i have started it. i'm going to read this. i have it stacked up. i have this book and another book. >> fair enough. >> i have read the president's book. >> good. a lot of reading ahead. >> it's good for you. >>> coming up, walmart braces for a new day on wall street after stocks plunged on allegations of a multimil
jeff, you mentioned rwanda. it raised very heavy and president clinton's and my soul. we didn't have the information that came out later. so, i think part of the issue is what environment are they in? what decisions are they making? the bottom line is you hope leaders will make moral decisions. what a difference it would have made if churchill was in office instead of chamberlain. it's a combination of judgment and having the information available and who is around you. >> it's an...
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there as in bosnia and rwanda in the 1990s. analyst says sometimes the u.n. makes things worse. how does it contribute to problems in situations like this? >> one way is by creating the impression that somebody's going to do something about a problem. whatever that problem may be, it's a humanitarian disaster on the one hand, or cases like this it's acts of aggression often genocide and in the end can almost never do anything. >> reporter: a u.n. spokesman responds. >> but when the u.n. security council is united, like they were last year in libya, it can be very effective. in libya the security council was able to halt a defensive that could have killed tens of thousands of people. >> he also cites conflicts in lebanon and ethiopia and in congo where the u.n. was able to ratchet down tensions on the ground with use of peace keepers, humanitarian aid teams and peace negotiators, candy. >> let me get back to the weaponry for a minute. you say the rebels now have syrian government tanks and some other equipment. i'm reminded of those pictures in libya where we saw some of the rebe
there as in bosnia and rwanda in the 1990s. analyst says sometimes the u.n. makes things worse. how does it contribute to problems in situations like this? >> one way is by creating the impression that somebody's going to do something about a problem. whatever that problem may be, it's a humanitarian disaster on the one hand, or cases like this it's acts of aggression often genocide and in the end can almost never do anything. >> reporter: a u.n. spokesman responds. >> but...
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if you go to a place, i remember going to rwanda, being in egypt, being in india, places such as that, and you look at poverty, and you say i don't have a problem. i have complained about my electricity bill. these people will never have electricity in their lives. >>dave: don't miss the show tonight at 8:00 eastern, and hopefully the romney camp is watching and will have great advice for the wednesday debate in denver. what the government ought to do. >>alisyn: thank you. >> a major breakthrough in autism. stick around, parents, a new test could predict your child's risk of getting the disorder. >> the t.s.a. said a loaded gun got past security the second time this week. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. >> thousands of drug convictions in massachusetts could b
if you go to a place, i remember going to rwanda, being in egypt, being in india, places such as that, and you look at poverty, and you say i don't have a problem. i have complained about my electricity bill. these people will never have electricity in their lives. >>dave: don't miss the show tonight at 8:00 eastern, and hopefully the romney camp is watching and will have great advice for the wednesday debate in denver. what the government ought to do. >>alisyn: thank you. >>...
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. >> he was taping "the view" while she was cross town meeting with the head of rwanda and also met there with the libyan president yesterday. >> charlie and i talked to bill clinton yesterday, who said he'd like to work for hillary clinton later. we'll show part of that interview a little bit later on. but i want to ask you about something hillary did say at the glynn global initiative, which is her husband's organization about elites. listen. >> one of the issues that i have been preaching about around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites in every country. you know, i'm out of american politics, but it is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money. there are rich people everywhere. and yet they do not contribute to the growth of their own countries. >> we have to ask about this, charlie. here's the secretary of state who says she's not going to get involved in politics, and at the clinton global initiative says that she's been talking about collecting taxes in an equitable manner in the midst of a presidential ca
. >> he was taping "the view" while she was cross town meeting with the head of rwanda and also met there with the libyan president yesterday. >> charlie and i talked to bill clinton yesterday, who said he'd like to work for hillary clinton later. we'll show part of that interview a little bit later on. but i want to ask you about something hillary did say at the glynn global initiative, which is her husband's organization about elites. listen. >> one of the issues...